| SOCA | A mixture of soul and calypso music typical of the East Caribbean (4) |
| HEAVYMETAL | Rock music typical of the bands Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath and Deep Purple (5,5) |
| BARBUDA | A coral island in the East Caribbean, in the Leeward Islands (7) |
| GUADELOUPE | An overseas region of France in the East Caribbean (10) |
| SOCAS | Mixtures of soul and calypso |
| SARI | Female garment typical of the Indian subcontinent (4) |
| TOBAGO | Island in the south-east Caribbean, forming a republic with the island of Trinidad (6) |
| NATIONALISM | Ideology that was typical of the the periods of liberation in Europe in the 18th century and in Asia and Africa in the post-colonial 20th |
| GERMANIC | Typical of the largest member of the EU and its people (8) |
| SKA | Music with a blend of folk and calypso |
| YARDBIRDS | British rock band with the hits "Heart Full of Soul" and "For Your Love" |
| BROWN | James, U.S. singer and musician born in 1933 dubbed Godfather of Soul and Mr Dynamite (5) |
| REGGAE | Music style that evolved in Jamaica in the 1960s from ska and calypso (6) |
| NOTTINGHILL | District of west London that holds an annual carnival begun in 1966, including calypso music (7,4) |
| ECOLOGY | East Caribbean science, study of the environment (7) |
| CHEESEANDWINE | Sounds like Shea, Earl and Sean from Dublin getting to complain on the radio? It's typical of the reception! (6,3,4) |
| CAVALIER | Of a voice, more typical of the English upper classes (8) |
| LEAKINESS | Typical of the vinegar seeping through the bag for a family getting last single in Takeaway (9) |
| TIMECAPSULE | Container holding objects typical of the present time, buried for discovery in the future (4,7) |
| RUSTIC | Having a simplicity and charm that is considered typical of the countryside (6) |
